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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-29

REASONS WHY BOARDING HOUSE KEEPERS AND
sc,LPERs ATTACK THE RAILROAD root.
The attacks which omigrant boarding house keepers
ami scplpers making the railroad arrangements at
Castle Garden calling forth good deal OF ndigna
ton from tbose familiar with the facts General Pas'en-
g-r Agent Nonstt 81 the New-York Central and Hudson
RIVER iioal the subject the other day. said
"l 10 not know anything about the Affairs Of Castle
Garden outside OF the railroad arrangements there, bat
do know that there never a time when these were
ldvan to the Immigrant they At present
The being made tho railroads the
work OF scalpers and boarding house Keepers who
longer able swndls tho immigrants all who can NJ
fort 10 spent good deal Of money 10 break up the
present and the OLD order OF things
We laid this whole matter before thu Interstate Com
Commission when II was organ ze and II there Is
Treasury agent should investigate IT, The immigrants
have always been more or less exposed 10 robbery ana
wsrdcrS AMI runners tor transportation lines Thnrlow
these abuses and he hls left record this statement
For effort TO reform these great wrongs encoun
tered tho combined hostility OF the scalpers. was threat
on occasion was required 10 appear on the Same
DAY before magistrates In seven different and dis
Every body familiar with these matters rsmem-
Der how the boarding house keepers scapers. and
missionaries sold tickets i'm grants rates far Ia
excess OF hose paid TO tho railroad companies They
ALWAYS sappel by tue line winch paid tho highest com
nissoh and the Ignorant Immigrant was at their marcy
have known thom 10 ship i'm migrants to ~ Louis by
way OF Montreal and 10 Chicago by OF the Old Do
mlnlon steamship COMPANY 10 virginia nave known
railroads to pay hizn ~ and 81 FOR each Immigrant
passenger secured. A law passed requiring immi
tickets 10 DO sold In Castle Garden The Emigr
M aided that this he done for the
protection OF the Immigrants We there under
that statute. though ODcel 10 pay $1,000 year
rout. The lines unltiGs in this agreement all
the expenses OF transferring baggage from the
ship companies to the destinations by rail- IL costs
Tor these expense from ID 10 - per cont Of what
Every immigrant comes here ucSsted
through IL sent by the road which
his ticket IL drawn. Where they have ticket
they sent by the direct route special sunday
trains al the discretion OF the agent mm grants
A AR ls | q
choice. But tao great majority have no choice, ant
would bs bDusat and sold by mo scapers n they
nor saved by tho present method OF dstriDuton Tho
rate 10 Chicago-sl3s tho rae which prevailed when
there not railroad war. aud emnenty fair
Commissions arc no longer paid and as might have been
expected the classes Of Interested through all these
years In making profit out OF the immigrants have made
this cement object ~ attack IL would 0s mis-
fortune 10 tho Immigrant less than 20 the legitimate
Ortaon companies TO have this barrier abandoned
urs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-29
PENNSYLVANIA IRON and COAL MARKET


HEAVY INNOVATIONS BRING DOWN THE PRICE OF
STEEL RAIIs-FUEL NOT ACTIVE.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. %. Tho merchants OF THIS city
state that they all busy that the volume Of trade
is fully up to what they expected The trade with the
South Is largely Increasing The latter Section Is de-
clared will be better OF the North this fall
than for some time because OF tho large amount OF
money that will be received In return for tho large cot
ton crop.
Tho Pennsylvania Railroad Companys transportation
so heavy going East loaded are taken BACK
carrying freight There are no empty cars moved on
the road for this reason.
Steel rails have touched $50 per ton In quotations for
future delivery which is the lowest yet This Is little
dsconragng to the manufacturers who can see good
reason for It. Tho posted In the trade however, say
that IL directly the the large mportaons OF
iron and steel The warning General Manager swank
Of the Iron and Steel Association gave recently with ref
erence TO the heavy mportaons OF iron and steel In
view OF prices which have already set In Tor
steei rails is regarded az h wing been timely.
The Is active as II was lew weeks
ago. except for coke The production OF anthracite ana
bitumnOus coal been ahead OF tue demand ana theo
accumulation at tidewater points, lhefe Is every
prospect OF largely decreased demand Tor tuel next
month There l. considerable activity In coke.
The slate auarres of this state all busy ana II is
the demand for slate this fall VIII be greater
yeaT. This Increased demand APP
plies particularly school states and hi ckboar's.
Prsparations un Ter for starting three SILK
furnaces in contemplation and there is large Invest
ment TO be ma in furnace and ore lands by PiladeE
pha in Clark County, Va. on the hue OF INC
Shenandoah Valley Railroad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-29
THE TRIBUNE IN THE ACKNOWLEDGES


BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE REACHED BY NOoN-srARI-
! ING OFF FOR BENEFITS.
| Rifle M,uy-,ty LAKE Aug 28-THE NEW YORK SUN
DIV TRIBUNE reached this place by special train and
nony express today at 1910 D. IN. Blue Mountain
| Iake ia still crowded with guests, and many OF
them were awaiting tho arrival Of THE TRIBUNE
wagon This place thirty miles beyond the last station
on the Adirondack Railroad but the journey for Of
the TRIBUNE bundles did not end here.
Among the interested spectators The TRIBUNE pony
express drove up to the Prospect House was brawny
Adirondack guide dressed apparently for some urgent
work; and well he might be, for twenty miles
OF lake and carry lay before him special messenger OF
THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE camps and hotels distant
Raquetto Lake.
There was no delay. Packages of THE TRIBUNE were
tossed into the light saranac canoe and pushing OH the
guide sprang in With the long; sturdy stros a
that gives such speed to Adirondaek sklns
THE TRIBUNE tram and pony express were completed
and TIE TRIBUNE boat was dancing across the
waves of Blue Mountain Lake.
Eagle LAKE, Utowonna Lake, One Garry. Raquette
River and much of Raquets Lake isy before Gre Tue
and the camps aud cottages along the lake would BIO CON-
pleted.
New York wspaper the day of publication and the
enterprise of The Tribune in supplying thai distant aud
mnch favorable comment. At tbs resort
the TRIBuNEs energetic agent. w I'M y Wnxe,
and soon ov.ry one was busy with The latest news
At Riverside sgon was waiting TO carry The Sun
DAY TRIBUNE TO Schro N. sixteen miles away
AT LAKE PLACID AND SARANAC LAKE.
LAKE PLACID Aug. 2S.-rHE TRTBuNEs special train
on the Delaware and Hudson Railroad made excellent
time to-day supplying extended system OF pony ex-
presses and seamboas with bundles for delivery to
mountain and lake aud reaching the distant
metropolis OF Canada.
AT wesport the bulk OF the bundles for the mountains
put of to he caught up and hurried through TO
Elizabethtown At that point A c. Leach was wait
ing with an excellent team ana win
delay the start for saran.c Lake was
made. keene reached at $40 IL H.; CaseadeyLIe
$50 Lake Placid at IL. and Saranac Lake at l2:3O
THE TRIBUNE Pony Express has become regular
feature of Adirondack summer ife and is now looked
for each season
AT Port Kent steamboat was in waiting to convey
THE TRIBUNE packages to Burlington across Lake
Champlain, and that city reached at an early
hour BuDdies for the Northern Adirondacks were DIS
tribuet from Plasburg by the Chateaugay Railroad
and pony expresses, Whitehall, TiconderUga, Crown
Point, Port Henry, heeseviie Ausabe Chasn. Rouses
Point and Montreal being also supplied from tho rd-
road.
Through the North THE TRIBUNE has In all 10Y miles
Of exclusive special trains LOG miles OF exclusive special
wagons a special boat through the lakes and special
Lake Chainplaiu.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-29
cAMr.nrErIra sERrIoEs Ar ocEAY aRorA


OCEAN GROVE, n. j.. Aug. % tSoecia1.-rhis morn
ing marked the eliminating point Of the camp meet
Ing congregaton Of at least 6,OOO people assembled
at tho O'Clock love feast The Row. DR.. Stokes
Quoted the service. The preacher Of the morning
the Rev. Dr. u. H. HamlIn Of Everett, Penn While
the service being held at the auditorium. the Rev.
Francis Smiley preached tho Tabernacle and the Row.
Do Il. l.. Poulson. of Flushing. at the Young Peoples
Temple Services held at the same time at Ross,
Ocean Pathway and Llllazore's pavions. Among the
ministers In attendance at the camp-meeung are the
Rev. DIS Vanhorn. Dunn. La Rne, Blight. and ID. b.
+. Randolph. Of the Newark Conference; Goldman, of
New York Duncan. McGregor and Simmons OF Brook
Ign: a. NJ Palmer, of Woodbridge; g. G. aud J. T.
Price. Of the Wyoming Conference; J. X Morris WILL
lam Swindels, Matthew Newkifk. S. II. Vernon WILL
lam Downey. J. r. sache, I. b. Nicely, Levy and j.
H. Harris. Of Philadelphia; j. HesIer and J. L. Dob
bins. Of Camden; j. l. sooy, OF Trenton and A X
Street. of Camden.
At st. Psuls Church the Rev. Peter o. Mathews, of
Dakota, a converted Indian. preached this morning
MIR. Mathews has been employed BY the Government
for years as a teacher Of hts people.
Over l,so0 people attended DR. Hanlon's bblo
class The afternoon Sermon was preached by the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-29
S. R.BULLOCK NOT DIsTURBED
HIS FIRM. HE THINKS WILL GET rgRoucr tn,

HIS FIRM, HE THINKS. WILL GET THROUGH rBu
DIFFICULTIES AT MOBILE ALL RIGHT.
Samuel Y. Bullock was seen yesterday afternoor 81.
his home in Brooklyn in reference the report that
firm OF Samuel K Bullock Co., contractors At M n,
Wall-st., had experienced difficulty in mset,n,
their financial obligations at Mobile The company h.s
In course OF erection the Bienvills Wa,..
Works In that city at estimated Of over half
million dollars and 10 stated that draft for y7O00
which had been discounted in Mobile by the People:
saving Bank had been thrown ont In this city for lack OF
1unds IL was also said that attachments amounting IA
over $4,000 had been levied tho property of the rm
mo1io. anu that $1,000 was due the lsborers. Mr.
these statements and said:
We'll, this Is the first intimaton have had OF any
there would DO some enbarrassmens way can .uss
by the tightness Of tho money market ina
the firm did not expect any difficulty All our materaX
sacn as pipe machinery valves, etc. are purchased IN
the North and are promptly paid for, that we ven
perfectly free IN that respect The local business OF
course, different, and although much money is not
involved there constant demands for current er
penses In Mobile We have met opposition In several
quarters on account of which have been forced IN
the unusual extreme Of buying sixty i've pules board
ing the laborers and erecting brickyard feel
sure that the report emanates from the opposition COM
pany, and do not attach any importance IT, except il
that the laborers have been paid In full and feel Ger
tain that attachment has been levied against he
property OF the hr otherwise should certainly have
$1,000 draft has been rejected In New York. but cannon
conceive that such should be the We expect {,
complete the Mobile water works about the middle OF
sepemDer TWO or three weeks in advance OF the tina
we had decided upon may add thai in operations
In the South we have more than been the victims Of
misrepresentation, but In each the firm has como
Mr. Bullock did not appear disturbed at the adverse re-
ports, and his CHEEKY suggestion: Drop IN at No IL
Wail-st, and see II We look like embarrassed fm,y
dd not indicate that the reported difficulties weighed
heavily On his mind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-29
SOCIALISTS BoYOorr 4 LIQUOR DEALER.

George Hitler keeps liquor store at No. l46 Ludlow.
ST. Lately he acquired whose habits were
dstasteful 10 him and he ordered to coming
his place These people told a representative OF The
Volks Zeiung that Hitler remarked hat he would ike
see all thc Anarchists Ia Chicago hanged This represen.
iauye caused " be published hs paper lately notice
warning all Ocialsts and friends party pat
20 lie Hitler About IL O'Clock saturday night Henry
hFaussi age tweny-nipe OF No II Delaney st., md
trnet woL age twenty four OF No l35 Orchard ST. STOOD
10 mont Of lers store, yelled and booted at him. threw
dead cats INTO his place and called him scab" They
lnNoHcd all passers by boycott Hitler. Onleer BschOn.
OF the Eleventh Precinct summoned and arrested both
the men Yesterday morning at Essex Market Police
% ne uler showed nudge Patterson copy of The Voiks
Zeitung containing the bOycOttng notice. krsuss and
Wof were hed In t5C0 ball each FOR the good behavior
Tor three months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-29
THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE.

There was given to the world for the first tins
in The SUNDAY TRIBUNE Of yesterday a complete
and graphic sketch of the American life Of
Lorenzo Da Ponte, the poet Of Mozart's Don
Giovanni y; In Paris letter appeared picture
Of the late Michael Katloff, drawn by Ivan
Turgueneff and Prince krapotxin; a budget Of
personal gossip can" from Washington; o staff
correspondent in the Adirondaelxs told OF game
laws and the fortunes of hunting; from Stony
Beach came the tale of selling dory, with some
glimpscS into houses of mourning and of feasting:
Lake George letter described Dr. Edward
EggleSton at home in his secluded literary work.
Shop a correspondent discussed carefully thu
chances of the yachts in the Cup races: baseball
news and gossip obtained due space and there
.hcre were chats with and about public men,
Cdrrent Anecdotes Theatrical Gossip, People and
Their DOings. an amusing story entitled Very
PreciOus,' Life's Varied Fhases poetry, book
review, watering-place correspondence, and al.
the news of the world, OF which leading topic.
were the following:
FOREIGN-The news in London: ANALYSIS OF tho
vote 10 the House Of Commons on Mr. Gladstones
motion. - Another Irish leader summoned nv
the Government - Affairs in the German Em-
grams gram to Prince Ferdinand from the Sulran aud
the Car. ~ News from the Labrador coast.
- The Chinese American Bank - Supposed
miracle In the City of Mexico.
ID MESrIC.-Plans To preserve the Lincoln home.
stead. - deputy-sheriff killed III battle
with tho Utes. - Commissioner Platts answer te
Governor HllPs charges. - Failure of DresDach
& Rosenfeld OF the California wheat ring. -
Governor Foraker scored Governor Wilson of West
Virginia at Wheeling. - One man killed in an
accident on the Pennsylvania Railroad near Phila-
delpha. - Attempt to wreck train on the
Wabash in Illinois.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Thc Corporation Coun-
sci advised the Mayor TO bring suit against the
hotel proprietOrs. - A dinner given TO the OH
and crew of the Thistle. - Arrestng
munster for clipping with one of his flock. -
Commissioner Talntor testified at the Castle Car
den investigation. - Seven cases of smallpox
discovered In one house. - Winners at Nom
mouth-EOlan. Maxim flly, Esquimau. Eurus.
Rupert, Tipsy and Cyeops; at Cedarhurst-
Beauty Bar Sinister Pat DIVER Tasso. Burgo-
master, Tennessee, Gleubar and Win Davis -
Chicago beaten by New-York.
Copies may still be had at the Office or by
mail. Price cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-29

Comparing now tie values Of the two carcasses at
retail with tho prices paid tho Wholesale butcher.
and with the cost OF the cattle the hoof In the re-
material change In the ratio which they lear to each
other. IL Is not claimed that tho above figures are
absolutely correct. but sufficiently accurate 10 prove
that there Is large margin II difference between tho
retail price Of lcef In 1923 and 1887.
by reference TO files Of THE Tribune 10 any
that there has been great depreciation In tho
values Of salted meats and taow. In the former
year extra mess beef quoted at S13 to SI3 30
barrel 1t sells NJ - ~ So 80. Tallow worth
"a to cents per ID In 1883. and and
TO all this tho depreciation In tho prices
Of the hide AMI onal, which constitute over 40 per
cent of tho weight Of the animal. AMI the producer
Will readily understand why his cattle worth at
homo from Sl5 10 gro per head lss than four years
ago II has iccOmc axiom with Eastern shippers
TOAD cattle be brought from the West ana sold
from tie business tic past two or three years after
having lost part or all ~ their capital The cost OF
transport alton T. varying problem but present freight
low lower than the average OF the last
four years II cost 10 cattle from Chicago TO
Ncw-York n distance OF OFT miles. about 80 cents
per 100 lbs. trtne less than i-i6 of cent irr
mile This includes freight feed charprs, bedding aud
shIinkage. The ratio Of cxpcnc from other points
81 -hlpmcnt further west will not exceol that
givcn ahnye. and hero Il small saving In having
uf railroad continuous. Tho low prices Of cattle
the pe-onf year must he accounted for on tho same
principles that control the prices OF Othcr products ot
TIC farm and workshop. viz. the law of supply and
demand. l. the general opinion of those best IN
formed on the subject that the point Of lowest depres
tho Tendency FIR the next two years will be toward
HIGHER rrr~s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-29
SHE COULD sor ENDURE THE sEpARAr roy

Sophia Hedlebach, young married woman age twenty.
two discovered Last night lying the hallway Of No
l29 First suffering from the effects Of quantity
Paris green. which she had the
mittinx eide She Bellevue Hospital John
Hstdlebach, her hus Dand, Of
mineral water They have I'VE years
but have not vsi together saee septebsr About eighteen
months their child Killed by falling nj O a
Tbs husband claims that his wife has been unathfu
whie the wife declares relatives
causod s the trouble stories about
yesterday started 70 look for him and
failing TO find him took the poison
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-29
SHA RPTROURLED WITH yEUPaJGyl

Jacob Sharp did not leave his bed In Ludlow Street
jail until long after yesterday. He complained
OF neuralgia pains in his left check loss Of sleep and
general weakness. At p his two ply sicians,
Drs LOOMS AMI Bryant, called to see him. They
stated that while Mr.. Sharp was not strong he
was on Saturday, his condition not by any
precariOus. The prisoners sonInlaw and daughter
wee the only other visitors he had during tho day
They did not leave his side TIL late at night Mrs
sharp remains with her husband night and day, min
isteHng TO the old mans wants and trying 10 kndle
sonie hope In his breast. But Sharp Is gloomy and
refuses to be comfurted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-29
MIXING Id UDANUA WITH TIE GIRLS COFFEl

young woman called at Police Headquarters yesterday
and said that young had attempted drug her several
days She had with her bottle containing coffee which,
she said contained the poson The she contn.
ued called 10 sec her and during his visit she made some
conee OF which she poured out for him ~ dlk She
then out OF the and her absence poured
liquid into the which she had prepared for herself
she detected the Of the liquid At and refused
drink the coffee The young man LEFT the house
liquid the bottle and sai that he thought contained
ladanun she refused give her aud address anA
said that she did not wish have the arrested
She DO with him the future
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-29
NEW OIL-TAEK STEA NERS TO BE BUILT

dispatch from Phladepba Yesterday stated That the ros
barges recently for with John Roach ~
the STANDARD Oil Company for the coastwise ocarryin6
trade wouid be steamship The plan Is to
build fe-t of carrying In bulk
vessel to about 100000 gallons and make the
across the Atlantic In fourteen The holds OF
ships will be divided into Compartments tanks and
ranged that should leak In the oil the othes
could not The oil will be pumped directly
storage tanks shore into tho steamers tanks great
saving OF time the present method IL takes about tive
weeks TO load vessel with oil but could
be loaded In thirty hours AZ present there two
three German steamers running this country an6
beiug built England German trade with
capacity OF l,000.O00 gallons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-29
HE DIED SUDDENLY IN HIS BATH TUB.

Orchard-st. Newark, yesterday. He went upstairs to
take BATH and he did not down to breakfast
hour his wife went 10 look for him. The
climbed in BY means OF grape arbor
the outside and found the bathtub full NJ water. with
his fathers head and shoulders submerged. Medical
attendance summoned. but Mr. Campbell could not
he Isolated large quantity Of clottsd bool
found around his heart He sixty-four years old
ana was At time one OF the leading clothing mer-
chants of Newark
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-29

POLICE OFFICEK Ola kGED WITH SSA UT
Mary Enrght strong climbed woman living at No 40
Greenwchst, charged Officer Franklin G. Cooper Of the
Second Precinct the Tombs Police Court yesterday with
having grevousy assaulted her Saturday evening She
showed marks her which she said made by his
where he cluched her fofclbiy and
about. The officer mad a charge ag inst Mrs
EDlight and said that time ago h. arrested
the address for 0hstiuctng the sidewalk On Satur
day he her husband doing the thing and
about place hi under when the wife spang
him. He he used more force than
rel himself from her grasp. Justice Power held
both the policeman and the In 800 bail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-29
CALENDARS TO-DAY.

SUPREME CouRT-CHANBgRs- Before Donohus. J.-Noa
g. 49, 3d. 81 81 l33 LOG LAP $50. 1888 1877, 205 POS 2oa
Pig. 2l3. pa. 2l5. 217. 2ls. 2l9.
SUPREME CoURr-SPECIAL TEEM-PAEr L-Delore DDn1
hue, J. No day calendar
suKRoeArH's CoURr-Before Rollins SWIM OF RIchar1
Prenkea at 40 will of Mary Finn at 1890 n mi VII
SUPERIOR CoURr-SPEcIAL TERu-Eefore Freedman. j.
No day calendar
CoNNox PLEAs-sPEcrAL TsEx-Before Bookstayer. j.
No day calender
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-29

1t would seem that enough Irish societies
In this city fight AMI the Patriotic Irish
Exies sprung into existence AS most OF those who
form this new organization mcubers OF the Old
Fenian Bro herhoOd 1t Is not surprising that they hold
that other Irish exiles patriotic but themselves
Their object Is try get all the Irishmen In this
country together in great association and after SUB
seriDng amount or money To agree upon
plan of action for driving the English into
the sea- The work OF the National League, they Is
costly and Ineffective The performances or the dyna
mters they condemn because OF their utter In practical
bty and because also OF the great rewards offered by
the English Government for the detection or sucn crini
nails What England has long feared and Irish rcyolu-
tOusts sighed for has, they Think arrived and tuis
agency Ia about 10 be utilized 10 " burn LONDON"
The praccability Of this scheme suggested TO the
leaders by the descent Of Baldwin from the balloon
ROckaway Beach the other day II the balloon were
lowering London ana Baldwin were dynamite
bomb, couldn't the bomb light the top OF houses
accurately the aerolaut lit upon his feet, dealing
death and destruction to The numbering Saxonl
Before arrangements completed for this mode OF
warfare Rosa Ill certainly have something 10 Tor
the idea has been clearly stolen from him In his Office
large pictures of such balloon were displayed With
tubes squirting Greek fire. nitro ycerine and other
cOmbustibles the Inflated III odern Babylon After
ward he took down this picture and hung IN its
a big blackthorn stick WITH this qc0taOn from frOnie:
England yet surrendered anything without fight
ing for it."
The Exilcs intend TO utilize these balloons.
Whether Rosa will claim royalty remains 10 be
after 10 becomes known how successful these new
giDes OF warfare will be.